Construction of the chapel 1755 (≈ 1755)
First chapel dedicated to Saint Wendelin.
1770
Link to Hornbach Archpriest
Link to Hornbach Archpriest 1770 (≈ 1770)
Liederschiedt became an independent parish.
1802
Transition to the Archpriest of Bitche
Transition to the Archpriest of Bitche 1802 (≈ 1802)
Post-revolutionary ecclesiastical reorganization.
1821
Construction of the current church
Construction of the current church 1821 (≈ 1821)
Replaces the chapel of 1755, date worn.
1939-1945
Damage during the Second World War
Damage during the Second World War 1939-1945 (≈ 1942)
Destruction of the polygonal bulb and arrow.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
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Origin and history
The church Saint-Wendelin de Liederschiedt is located in the Moselle department, in the Grand Est region. Built in 1821, it replaces a chapel erected in 1755 and bears the trace of this origin: its gate, mounted, retains a redacted key. Dedicated to St. Wendelin, it embodies the spiritual evolution of the village from the Walschbronn branch to an independent parish.
The building suffered damage during the Second World War, including the destruction of its polygonal bulb surmounted by an arrow, an architectural singularity in the Country of Bitche. After the war, a square bulb replaces this emblematic structure. The church thus illustrates the transformations related to conflict, while preserving historical elements such as its original portal.
On the religious level, Liederschiedt initially depended on the archiprired of Hornbach (1770), before being attached to Bitche's in 1802. This change reflects the ecclesiastical reorganizations of the region, marked by the political and territorial upheavals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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